by Arlene | May 3, 2017 | Newsletter
November News November 2010 HR Mastery Groups 2011 If all or part of your job includes HR responsibilities and you’re looking for a wise group of peers to serve as your HR “think tank,” then our HR Mastery Groups are for you! These two-hour monthly meetings are the...
by Arlene | May 3, 2017 | Newsletter, Policies
February News February News Don’t Get Snowed by Your Employees As you can imagine, Joyce Rosenberg (AP) and I discussed many facets of the issue. Some of those items included: It’s important to have a written Emergency Policy. Since I live in MN, we typically...
by Arlene | May 3, 2017 | Newsletter, Policies
Do We Need To Be Big Brother? I recently heard a statistic that I just had to confirm. The research reported that 70% of all Internet porn traffic is done during the 9-5 workday. While I learned these aren’t new statistics, my guess is that in the past couple of years...
by Arlene | May 3, 2017 | Employment, Newsletter
Social Media Madness We read about Social Media everywhere we turn. From an HR perspective, there’s a lot going on in this area, ranging from strategically using social media as a recruiting tool to warnings regarding misuse of social media for recruiting and...
by Arlene | May 3, 2017 | Newsletter, Policies
Romance in the Workplace Arlene VernonOn March 1st, I was quoted in The Network Journal: Black Professionals and Small Business News in an article written by Ann Brown. I thought I would share it with you. The article is reprinted below. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly...
by Arlene | May 3, 2017 | Compensation/Benefits, Newsletter
Pay Equity Recently Matt Krumrie from the StarTribune contacted me to help respond to a question from one of his readers. Whether you’re an employee connecting with this situation or a manager dealing with this situation, compensation and pay equity is an issue that...
